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From: Anthony Busigin <abusigin@nitek.com>
Subject: Re: Size of Float
Date: 2000/09/27
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Marin David Condic wrote:

> ... I'm using the GNAT cmpiler on a PC platform and this supports a
> built-in type called Long_Long_Float which is 96 bits. Whereas the GNAT
> compiler on an Alpha/VMS platform will only support 64 bits. The maximum
> size is usually dictated by the underlying hardware.

Long_Long_Float on Intel chips is 80 bits - not 96 bits.

Anthony Busigin
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